OK... now that I've dealt with my wife's surgery and the holiday nightmare, my belated SS gift is working its way to the southern tier of New York.

"Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."

Consists of a coffee mug, balsam bag, tote, two (personal collection) jazz CD's, post cards, community promotional literature, and a nice card. Thank you once again!

People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, “Where are you from?” doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor

Consists of a coffee mug, balsam bag, tote, two (personal collection) jazz CD's, post cards, community promotional literature, and a nice card. Thank you once again!

I meant to put a note on those postcards - those are done by my friend Jenn - larger versions of those are sold to people all over the world for mucho bucks - who knew a collection of flotsam and jetsom (sp) set up in rows and photographed in super white light could be so popular in the art world? all the power to her - my daughter has hers framed in her apartment at school - so yeah, take care of those!

Okay - I will do a formal check in with everyone next week as the deadline is the 5th (actually it's the 6th which is epiphany but that's a Sunday) - hopefully everyone has mailed something and if you haven't mailed anything, get on it!

Arrived home to find a package from TIDE. Coffee with mug and a battleship bottle opener. Enjoying the first cup of coffee in the mug now. Love it! Thanks Tide.

Glad you got it, hopefully Christmas Eve, that's what the man told me. Figured as a public servant you were a coffee drinker. The coffee choices were between that and "Battleship Bold" - I went with the obvious choice.

I went in special to work yesterday to see if my gift came. For some stupid reason, there it was sitting in the basement all alone. A private mesage was sent to SW MI Planner. Awesome and needed gift, thanks again!!!!!

Another gift received

I discovered a box on the ground next to the garage this afternoon. (USPS apparently can't figure out where our front door is located.) It was my official Cyburbia Secret Santa Gifttm from mgk920: a box of balled up newspaper? a really nice soy candle from a local company. It has a wonderful scent. Thanks!

I discovered a box on the ground next to the garage this afternoon. (USPS apparently can't figure out where our front door is located.) It was my official Cyburbia Secret Santa Gifttm from mgk920: a box of balled up newspaper? a really nice soy candle from a local company. It has a wonderful scent. Thanks!

I have not mailed out my gift yet. Big Brown said that they need to check on the regulations because my beer selection needs to go out of state. In state they can, out of state they say I might need some type of licence.

Purple and Green are looking into the same thing.

I have a back up gift, but I will not know until tomorrow at the soonest.

Got it! Thank you so much! We used the salsa and vinderpants on NYE. I'm looking forward to reading the books. They will help me towards my 2013 reading goal.

By the way, Jenny Lawson is a local author and that book is one of the single funniest books I've read in a long time.

"Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."

I have not mailed out my gift yet. Big Brown said that they need to check on the regulations because my beer selection needs to go out of state. In state they can, out of state they say I might need some type of licence.

Purple and Green are looking into the same thing.

I have a back up gift, but I will not know until tomorrow at the soonest.

Did they make you tell them what was in it? I just told them it was fragile.

"Whatever beer I'm drinking, is better than the one I'm not." DMLW
"Budweiser sells a product they reflectively insist on calling beer." John Oliver

People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, “Where are you from?” doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor

I went in special to work yesterday to see if my gift came. For some stupid reason, there it was sitting in the basement all alone. A private mesage was sent to SW MI Planner. Awesome and needed gift, thanks again!!!!!

Thanks to Otis for his outstanding beer selections & various things from the Oregon Coast! I got home from a short vacation to find the package at my front door. Threw those bad boys in the freezer for a half-hour and they were good to go!

"Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."

Thanks to Otis for his outstanding beer selections & various things from the Oregon Coast! I got home from a short vacation to find the package at my front door. Threw those bad boys in the freezer for a half-hour and they were good to go!

You're very welcome. I'm glad it arrived safely. I initially was going for an "Otis" theme (including "Oatis") but decided to expand it a bit.